Foul!: The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket ScandalsAndrew Jennings, an award-winning investigative sports reporter, spent four years delving into the dark side of 'the beautiful game'. The result is this explosive and damning exposè of the officials that run football's world governing body, FIFA - a story of how the men in suits put personal ambition and money before the fans on the terraces. No individual has managed to penetrate the secret world of FIFA. Until now. Andrew Jennings, the world's leading sports investigative reporter, has unearthed the stories that FIFA doesn't want told. He blows the whistle on an international cash-for-contracts scandal and reveals how some football officials have been urged to secretly repay the sweeteners they received. He asks why FIFA President delayed acting against troubled marketing company ISL, who wrongly withheld £45 million of FIFA's cash. He exposes the vote-rigging that went on behind closed doors in the fight for control of FIFA . Jennings has researched in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. He has uncovered damning evidence and persuaded FIFA insiders to talk to him about the questionable business practices they've witnessed. Foul!'s mix of world-class probing journalism, compelling story-telling and dark humour make this the most important book ever written about the men who control the people's game. |
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... month Dr Jens Abend , boss of McKinsey's Zurich office , sent in his bill . Come Christmas 2000 , Abend popped in one for a couple of months ' consulting fees , plus 20 per cent in expenses , and the bottom line said 903,000 francs ...
... month Dr Jens Abend , boss of McKinsey's Zurich office , sent in his bill . Come Christmas 2000 , Abend popped in one for a couple of months ' consulting fees , plus 20 per cent in expenses , and the bottom line said 903,000 francs ...
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... month after month and Blatter still bounced around the world denying everything and piling up his votes . The wildly partisan fifa.com had just reported that ... months later he got a letter telling him ' FIFA 213 BLATTER FOR TRANSPARENCY.
... month after month and Blatter still bounced around the world denying everything and piling up his votes . The wildly partisan fifa.com had just reported that ... months later he got a letter telling him ' FIFA 213 BLATTER FOR TRANSPARENCY.
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... months later , in November 2003 , he revealed , ' The Disciplinary Committee has completed the first phase of its ... months earlier , four months before Cartier's November 2003 assertions that the investigations were still going 313 ...
... months later , in November 2003 , he revealed , ' The Disciplinary Committee has completed the first phase of its ... months earlier , four months before Cartier's November 2003 assertions that the investigations were still going 313 ...
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SEPP BLATTER MADE BY ADIDAS | 19 |
SEPP MAKES HIS MOVE ON HAVELANGE | 32 |
DASSLERS BOYS LOSE THE OLYMPICS | 48 |
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